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VOL. 33, NO. 13
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 13, 1971
Man Assumes Villainous Role
in Relation to Environment
Economy Not Poor
— Courier Photo by Mike Wells
IF MODERN-DAY inventions did not have undesirable environ¬
mental consequences, they would be acceptable, Dr. Arthur
Sweezy, professor of economics at Caltech, told PCC students
last Wednesday at noon in 122C.
Oldest Collegiate
Contest in So. Cal.
Dr. Arthur R. Sweezy, profes¬
sor of economics at Caltech, last
Wednesday addressed a large
crowd of students in 122R on
“Economics of Affluence and Pol¬
lution.”
In his introduction, Dr. Sweezy
used the famous book, “The Afflu¬
ent Society,” by John Kenneth
Galbraith, in his approach to the
subject matter.
Dr. Sweezy is in agreement
with this author that the growth
for growth’s sake theory which is
applicable to a poor society can¬
not pertain to a rich American
economy which is his main con¬
cern.
In the case of the poor economy
Dr. Sweezy feels that the growth
for growth’s sake theory tends to
satisfy only certain essential
areas such as food, clothing and
shelter.
By JEFF EASTLAND
For the past couple of years,
OKeh Catering has had a verbal
agreement to park a food truck on
the east side of the administration
building. The truck pays money
Gay Lib Proposed
at ASB Meeting
By KICK ERMSHAR
It’s time once again for the con¬
tinuing story of “The ASB Board.”
Today’s plot is a real tear-jerker:
The ASB Board almost met on
time last week, but they should
have taken a little more time to
study the words of our flag sal¬
ute. Halfway through they got a
little mixed up, but finally stum¬
bled on through.
The finance commissioner re¬
minded the Board that Orchesis
requested $400, which the Board
unanimously turned down. It was
wondered, out in the audience, if
the vote would have gone that
way if any board members be¬
longed to that club.
The Inter-Club Council reported
that we now have a Jewish Club
and a Buddhist Club on campus,
and that a petition is being passed
around to form a Gay Liberation
Club.
The final order of business was
to decide to have only two polls
open for the coming elections: one
by the cafeteria and one in the
mall, and that they would be open
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
However, he said that the
American economy for the most
part is not a poor one and the
growth for growth’s sake theory
would not be applicable.
He said that the fact this theory
was thought to be applicable to
this country and had been used
for a long time tended to give
rise to certain undesirable inven¬
tions; for instance, the SST (su¬
personic transport) with super¬
sonic boom, and the ATV (all-
terrain vehicle), which is being
used by man to destroy seedling
beds in national forests and chase
wildlife until they eventually die
of physical exhaustion and pneu¬
monia.
The only alternative for these
two unnecessary modern-day in¬
ventions “is that they be banned,”
said Dr. Sweezy.
for the privilege of parking on the
school grounds.
Now, ARA, the same company
that controls the cafeteria, has a
license with the school to park a
truck south of the administration
building, and collects the money
from OKeh so OKeh can run a
food service, has given OKeh a
week to get out so they can park
another one of their trucks in its
place.
The man who runs OKeh is pro¬
posing a contract where the mon¬
ey for parking there would go di¬
rectly to the student body. Pres¬
ently, ARA’s funds are going to
support the cafeteria, and promis¬
es of student help have gone vir¬
tually unfulfilled.
OKeh employs two part-time
students.
A petition is being circulated at
the OKeh truck in an effort to
keep it there.
Incidentally, OKeh offers a bet¬
ter selection and better food than
ARA, according to student opinion
and support.
Spring Calendar
February 12 (Friday) is a reg¬
ular holiday, Lincoln Day. This
makes February 13 (Saturday)
also a holiday. The first meeting
of Saturday only classes, there¬
fore, will not be until February
20. In addition, by new state
law, February 15 (Monday) is
also a holiday (Washington
Day).
He then urged his listeners to
think seriously of the matter and
as soon as they begin to have
some influence on environmental
policy, to assume an active role.
Thermal Pollution
He explained that thermal pol¬
lution generated by electrical
plants is another severe environ¬
mental problem.
Shifting plants from urban
areas to rural areas has not solv¬
ed the problem; for the same
problems arise in the rural areas.
Dr. Sweezy feels that there is
a growing realization among the
public that there is a limit to the
land, water and air resources and
this can be handled in three ways:
making the consumer pay to clean
up the environment; for instance,
recycling, installation of more effi¬
cient pollution devices; persuad¬
ing the general public to use less
of the goods and services pro¬
duced by the country; and limit
population growth.
In essence, Dr. Sweezy is say¬
ing that if these modern-day in¬
ventions did not have the undesir¬
able environmental consequences
they would be acceptable; in fact,
they have proven to be otherwise.
Hence, the three reasons for com¬
bating this unfortunate state of
affairs as he sees it must be im¬
plemented.
Grants for Black
Dental Students
Recognizing the need for more
dentists and knowing that the
cost of a dental education has
kept many students from consid¬
ering dentistry as a career, the
American Fund for Dental Educa¬
tion has undertaken a program to
offer five-year dental scholarships
to black men and women college
students.
Scholarships awarded by the
AFDE will provide a student -with
up to $12,500 over a five-year pe¬
riod. This will give the student as
much as $2500 for one year of pre¬
dental education and for each of
the four years of dental school.
Students may apply for a schol¬
arship for the final undergraduate
year of pre-dentistry, which may
be either their sophomore, junior,
or senior year.
Application may be made to
Donald Osborne, Director of Ad¬
missions, University of Southern
California School of Dentistry,
University Park, Los Angeles, CA
90007, or to the American Fund
for Dental Education, 211 E. Chi¬
cago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611.
The customary Davis-Hall
Speech Contest held before Christ¬
mas vacation was a smashing
success for Tracy Misch, who won
first place, and Greg Nighswonger
in second place.
Both Mary Mangotich and Ken
Shay tied for third place. All four
contestants received $5 certifi¬
cates from the PCC Bookstore
and the first and second place win¬
ners were awarded gold medals.
One of the oldest traditions at
Pasadena City College began 63
years ago on the campus of Pasa¬
dena High School, when two pub¬
lic-spirited citizens decided that a
speech contest would be an excel¬
lent vehicle for encouraging
young people toward excellence in
public speaking while challenging
them to come to grips with civic
issues.
These two men, M. W. Davis,
then a member of the Pasadena
School Board, and J. Herbert Hall,
a prominent businessman in the
city, inaugurated the Davis-Hall
Speech Contest.
At the first event, held in the
spring of 1907, Mr. Davis himself
presented the medals to the win¬
ners. At that time he expressed
the wish that the contest should
be perpetuated as an annual ac¬
tivity.
It proceeded for the next 25
years almost exactly as it began
as a high school contest. In 1932,
the contest was expanded to in¬
clude not only PHS, but Pasadena
Junior College students as well,
and an upper and lower division
of competition continued over the
next two decades.
Upon separation of the two
campuses, the honor remained
with PCC and continues today as
the oldest annual collegiate speech
contest on the West Coast.
PCC and the Communications
Department are proud of this rec¬
ord of longevity, of course, but
we are most proud of the record
of excellence it stands for.
The J. Herbert Hall Jewelry Co.
struck the original pattern from
which the highly prized gold med¬
als are made, and have continued
to present them as awards in
memory of the founders.
While finding out some of these
interesting facts, this reporter
talked to Dr. Harold Salisbury,
chairman of the Communications
Department. He has done consid¬
erable research on the history of
the Davis-Hall Speech Contest.
He found names of people who
have been in this contest span¬
ning almost all of the 20th Cen¬
tury. Many of these contestants
have become outstanding success¬
es in many walks of life.
VA Filler Facts
The Veterans Administration
Predischarge Education Pro¬
gram (PREP) helps servicemen
on active military duty earn
high school diplomas in order
to prepare them for higher ed¬
ucation or vocational training.
☆ ☆ ☆
Veterans Administration will
pay tutoring fees of up to $50
monthly for a maximum of nine
months to prevent eligible vets
and servicemen studying under
the GI Bill from falling essen¬
tial subjects.
FIRST SEMESTER 1970-71
FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
12:15 pan.
1:00 p.m.
3:00 pan.
8:15 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
Wednesday,
January 20
7 MWF
7 Dally
12 MWF
1-4 W 2-5 W 2:30-5:30 W
3-0 W 3 MWF 3 Daily
Thursday.
January 21
7 TTh
10:30-12 TTh
11 TTh
2:30-4 TTh
2 Dally
1-4 Th 2:30-5:30 Th
3-6 Th 5 TTh
Friday,
January 22
9 MWF
9 Dally
11 MWF
11 Dally
2-5 F 2:30-5:30 F
3-0 F 4 MWF 4 Dally
Monday,
January 25
8 MWF
8 Daily
1 MWF
1 Dally
1-4 M 2-5 M 2:30-5 M
3-5 M 3-6 M
Tuesday,
January 26
9 TTh
9-10:30 TTh
1 TTh
1-2:30 TTh
1-4 T 2:30-5:30 T
3-0 T 3 TTh
Wednesday.
January 27
10 MWF
10 Dally
12-3 M
2 MWF
4-5:30 MW
4-6:30 MW
Thursday.
January 28
7:30-9 TTh
8 TTh
10 TTh
2 TTh
4 TTh
4-6:80 TTh
Friday,
January 29
Reserved for
Unscheduled Exams
Engl. 401*
Reserved for
Unscheduled Exams
Classes which meet only one hour weekly will hold final examination during the last regularly scheduled meeting
of the class.
Final examinations for classes beginning after 5 p.m. will be held during the last scheduled meeting of the class,
Wednesday, January 20 through Friday, January 29. Final examinations for Saturday classes will be held Saturday,
January 30.
♦Any student currently enrolled at Pasadena City College and not eligible for English 1A may take the English 401
examination to attempt to establish eligibility for English 1A, report to Sexson Auditorium.
Students having more than two examinations in one day may consult with their professors regarding suitable alterna¬
tives.
Catering Trutk Hassle
Between OKeh-ARA
